LITT Summer Institute - Day 3: The Read/Write Web in Education

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Sharing: Proof-of-Concept Projects

• How'd it go?
• How might you use this with your students?
• ... in life?

Welcome Activity

Blogs and The Read/Write Web

• Blog if You Love Learning: An Introduction to Blogs and the Read/Write Web

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Activity: Create and Customize Your Own Blog

• Blog If You Love Learning (Continued)
• Add a link to your blog to your LITT Page.
• Optional: Upload your proof-of-concept project (from day 2) to your blog.

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LUNCH

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Wikis

• Wiki While You Work: An Introduction to Wikis in Education
• Add a link to your wiki to your LITT Page.
• Optional: Upload your proof-of-concept project (from day 2) to your wiki.

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UPDATE: Due to spending additional time on Blogs and Wikis, we didn't spend any time on RSS or other services below. Feel free to explore these resources on your own!

RSS

• It Really Is Really Simple: An Introduction to RSS in Education

Activity: Set Up An RSS Aggregator

• Create an account at Google Reader
• Subscribe to some edublogs and other feeds.
• Share items with your colleagues and/or students.
• Add a link to your shared items to your LITT Page.

More Read/Write Web Services (Time Permitting):

• Twitter
• Ning
• Flickr
• Edublogs.tv
• ustream.tv
• Optional: Add a link to your page on any of these services to your LITT Page.

Reflection Activity

Online Evaluation

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This wiki and the summer institute were originally developed by:
Mark Wagner, Ph.D.
President, Educational Technology and Life Corporation